Aperture Project Re-Import Problem

Aperture Project exported to aux. drive cannot be imported. Getting "Error Importing Library" message; "The library could not be imported because it is from an out of date version of Aperture 3. Please upgrade the library to the latest version of Aperture"
The project is a 2009 project that was exported this year after I upgraded to 3.0, in an effort to create more disk space in my MacBook Pro. I have several years of well over 100 Projects that I've exported "Projects as a New Library" and am now unable to re-import them for added work and access.
Is there a clear cut solution to this? I've done some searching on web and it appears this has been a significant problem for other Apertures users as well.
nikondon

Hello nikondon,
First you need to upgrade your old Library. Select it in the Finder and double-click it. That will launch Aperture with this library and convert it.
(or hold down the Option key while clicking on the Aperture Icon in the Dock. From the list of available libraries choose this particular one).
Then you will be able to import your old library into your current one.
Regards
Léonie

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